Random Thoughts...

[Roiffalo]

Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

Not that they were teens, but I liked the main two guys in JGTH.

Those are actually two of the people I was thinking about in my last post! lol
I don't know if I was rooting for them cause I didn't want the baby to be an orphan or if I admired their relentlessness to try and survive. I did feel for the guy being framed and all. Made him quite interesting and with all the shit he went through you just wanted him to have a happy ending.

[Dead Bad Things]

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[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by Roiffalo

Okay so maybe out of ALL of them I can think of one or two I hoped would make it to the end. The characters in the original 3 though... no. I didn't even care when Kevin Bacon was axed.


EXACTLY. And most times they break said rules they think they're pulling it off and making the other areas work, when they're actually making a train wreck.

It was just an example. I need to rewatch the Halloween series. I only watched each one once and it was before I ever watched Fri13.

Very true. Im glad the Horror genre seems free to try new things, but the slasher got boringly formulaic real fast.

The original Halloween is the only excellent film of the series. (critics/ratings confirm that assertion). A lot of Horror fans like them all. Halloween 2 has some effective moments, but coincidentally, doesnt develop likable characters. Even lovable Laurie is reduced to a blubbering mute who simply moves to different rooms; while even The Bogeyman & Loomis arent developed.

[MichaelMyers]

You want character development go watch Schindler's List. Sculpt you might like The Notebook. The purpose of Michael Myers was an ABSENCE of character smh.

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by MichaelMyers

You want character development go watch Schindler's List. Sculpt you might like The Notebook. The purpose of Michael Myers was an ABSENCE of character smh.

If a villain doesn't have some personality, they're just another boring bad guy. Look at Freddy or Pinhead. They're some of the best horror villains because of their personalities.

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by MichaelMyers

You want character development go watch Schindler's List. Sculpt you might like The Notebook. The purpose of Michael Myers was an ABSENCE of character smh.

Sure, sure, some folks can ride the repetitive titillation of kills &/or titts, & dont need anything else from a film. Thats just more films for them, but that doesnt make them good films, nor good Horror films.

With Halloween 78, I was into the mysterious development of the Boogeyman. (Myers did have character, the supernatural elements, falling & getting back up, wearing mask, tilting his head like a dog, not speaking, stopping until he put his mask back on... made his character not Michael Meyers but a man becoming the Boogeyman.)While it also developed the other characters. You saying Horror is better without it? "Horror" without story is just porn. Im not less of a Horror aficionado because I know porn is lacking.

I like good films from any genre. I like the character development in Halloween 78, Shindlers list, Alien, Fight Club, The Ring, whatever, that only enhances my appreciation for the elements & execution of good Horror. Like I said, char development or likeable chars isnt a requirement, but leaving it out doesnt mean its good Horror either.

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[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things

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bahahaha - The Scooby Doo pic was just reported as "racist behavior" - Is it reverse-racism if I refuse to ban the post because I agree? DOWN WITH OWG's!

(Old White Guys)